11Synonyms found for fan

Word Origin & History

fan O.E. (W. Saxon) fann "a basket or shovel for winnowing grain" (by tossing it in the air), from L. vannus, related to ventus "wind" (see wind (n.)). The chaff, being lighter, would blow off. Sense of "device for moving air" first recorded late 14c.; the hand-held version is first attested 1550s. Related: Fanned; fanning. To fan out "spread out like a hand-held fan," is from 1590s. A fan-light (1819) originally was shaped like a lady's fan.

Example Sentences for fan

The average football fan probably has no interest at all in any of this.

It's a square fan set into the wall and vents to the outside.

As the craft then rotates, the wings start providing lift, and the fan starts blowing towards the back.

No one talks but for the occasional murmur, tactfully hidden behind fan or hand.

Unless you're a priest or a fan of historical reenactments, you probably aren't serving wine in silver goblets.

With the number of fan projects sent to us, it's difficult finding any worth spotlighting.

It has a pull-chain which opens it and starts the motor to turn the fan.

The television money and fan base attract capital too.

Unfortunately, my stomach was not as big a fan of the food as my taste buds were.

With a knife, cut the parent rhizome into segments so each has its own leaf fan.